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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 02, 1973
Page
1
Hospital boards and regional district directors celebrate a landslide Yes vote for a 4 million hospital expansion in the Peace River Liard district. Of 2 973 in favor and 487 opposed, only two of 41 stations failed to reach 60 percent, with Farmington voting 94 to 19 negative. Daphne Phillips comments on progress.
The first gymkhana moves from May 13 to May 6 due to conflicting rodeos. Events run May 6, 27, June 10, July 15, August 19, September 2, 16, 30 at 1:30 p.m. on the Rodeo Grounds. Memberships available from Mrs. Frankie Schreiber. release forms required for all entrants, including seniors.
Mayor Maurice Hayward and Alderman John Stewart visited Victoria on April 16 and 17 to discuss coal development at Sukunka with Premier Barrett who pledged Chetwynd as residential site when mining begins. Officials also talked housing land leases, joint services, and department roles with Municipal Affairs and Health. Discussions covered sewer, gravel pits, road upgrades to airport, and access road to Monkman Pass. Extensions to Chetwynd Centennial Library were debated with limited capital funds.
Government of Canada rejects the doom of work ethic decline and proposes sweeping social security changes. A working paper calls for a reasoned, sympathetic debate to reach consensus with British Columbia and other provinces. The text shifts to a nostalgic poem about Chetwynd and its valley setting, mentioning streets, trains, and local scenery.
Easter holidays bring a town exodus and visits from Prince George to Chetwynd. The record notes multiple regional relatives and friends traveling to see families in Dawson Creek Vancouver Vernon Enderby Spencers Bridge and Silver Star for skiing while residents share holiday gatherings and local news updates.
The Associated Chambers of Commerce met at Hudson Hope with delegates from Fort Nelson Hudson Hope Fort St. John Dawson Creek Chetwynd and Taylor. Don Smith of the B C research council attended as a special guest and J Jackman P Ejack and Earl Hanson spoke of the Provincial Tourist Advisory Council in Vancouver. Discussions covered circle tours into Alaska plans stay one more day training ideas hospitality seminars local historical preservation dinosaur tracks and a proposed Hudson Hope smeltering industry brief. The group planned letters to international contacts about the Gold Panning Championships and arranged travel industry study updates from the Research Council. Delegates Black and K Gething will attend the BC Chamber annual meeting in Kamloops and Dawson Creek will host the next Associated meeting in June with no May session.
The Chetwynd Jaycees host a four evening leadership course with five sessions on May 1 2 8 and 9. The program carries the Build a Better Man Build a Better World theme and invites all interested participants.
Hudson Hope Historical Society asks the Associated Chamber of Commerce to back preserving dinosaur tracks near the Gething seam. Discovered in 1922, the tracks span nine dinosaur types and lie near the Peace River Canyon. Weather delays access, and a secondary dam could flood the site. a press tour will occur when conditions allow.
Victoria studies Peace Research Council attended the Merce meeting in Hudson Hope this weekend as a special guest. He outlined briefly the Travel Industry Study in progress by the firm in the area. Findings will help establish new provincial industries and promote travel sector. He defined research as the process of gaining an understanding of the world around.
The British Columbia Government offered 7 million dollars for the British Columbia Railway to acquire a 40 percent equity stake in the Sukunka coal project near Chetwynd. Completion hinges on Brameda Resources shareholders and Brascan exercising its option to buy the remainder.
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